bring

Etymology 1

From Middle English bryngen, from Old English bringan, from Proto-West Germanic *bringan, from Proto-Germanic *bringaną (“to bring”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrenk-, possibly based on *bʰer-. Compare West Frisian bringe, Low German bringen, Dutch brengen, German bringen; also Welsh hebrwng (“to bring, lead”), Tocharian B pränk- (“to take away; restrain oneself, hold back”), Latvian brankti (“lying close”), Lithuanian branktas (“whiffletree”).

verb

1. (transitive, ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.
   Waiter, please bring me a single malt whiskey.
   Ne take noon hede to brynge togidere þe parties of þe boon þat is to-broken or dislocate, til viij. daies ben goon in þe wyntir, & v. in þe somer; for þanne it schal make quytture, and be sikir from swellynge; & þanne brynge togidere þe brynkis eiþer þe disiuncture after þe techynge þat schal be seid in þe chapitle of algebra. a1420, The British Museum Additional MS, 12,056, “Wounds complicated by the Dislocation of a Bone”, in Robert von Fleischhacker, editor, Lanfranc's "Science of cirurgie.", London: K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co, translation of original by Lanfranc of Milan, published 1894, page 63
   A waiter brought his aperitif, which was a small scotch and soda, and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed. ¶ ‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’[…]‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that's what it reminds me of.’ 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 5, in The China Governess
   Next month, Clemons will be brought before a court presided over by a "special master", who will review the case one last time. 21 August 2012, Ed Pilkington, “Death penalty on trial: should Reggie Clemons live or die?”, in The Guardian
2. (transitive, figurative) To supply or contribute.
   The new company director brought a fresh perspective on sales and marketing.
3. (transitive) To occasion or bring about.
   The controversial TV broadcast brought a storm of complaints.
4. (transitive) To raise (a lawsuit, charges, etc.) against somebody.
   It has jailed environmental activists and is planning to limit the power of judicial oversight by handing a state-approved body a monopoly over bringing environmental lawsuits. 2013-08-10, “Can China clean up fast enough?”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848
5. To persuade; to induce; to draw; to lead; to guide.
6. To produce in exchange; to sell for; to fetch.
   What does coal bring per ton?
7. (baseball) To pitch, often referring to a particularly hard thrown fastball.
   The closer Jones can really bring it.

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeia.

intj

1. The sound of a telephone ringing.